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Belgian Pro League · 2025Stade du Pays de Charleroi

RC Sporting Charleroi 2–0 Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RC Sporting Charleroi won 2–0.

Shots
1613
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.231.31
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Charleroi beat Standard Liege 2–0. Recorded in this match (Charleroi – Standard Liege): shots 16–13, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.23–1.31, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Standard Liege's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Standard Liege's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.87 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.87 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Standard Liege show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Standard Liege's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsCharleroi · Standard Liege9.61 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricCharleroiStandard LiegeBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match9.61 shots/match13.3 shots/match
Shots against11.6 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Standard Liege have a visible away split

moderate

Standard Liege's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.08 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9.61 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.08 shots/match9.61 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots13 shotsRC Sporting Charleroi 16 shots, Standard Liège 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsRC Sporting Charleroi 5 shots, Standard Liège 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.23 xG1.31 xGRC Sporting Charleroi 1.23 xG, Standard Liège 1.31 xG
  • Possession40%60%RC Sporting Charleroi 40%, Standard Liège 60%
  • Corners7 corners9 cornersRC Sporting Charleroi 7 corners, Standard Liège 9 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls10 foulsRC Sporting Charleroi 14 fouls, Standard Liège 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardRC Sporting Charleroi 2 cards, Standard Liège 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Parfait Guiagon · Charleroi · 37′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKevin Van Den Kerkhof · Charleroi · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTeddy Teuma · Standard Liege · 83′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCasper Nielsen · Standard Liege · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Pflücke · Charleroi · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKevin Van Den Kerkhof · Charleroi · 47′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAurélien Scheidler · Charleroi · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Bernier · Charleroi · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAdnane Abid · Standard Liege · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedParfait Guiagon · Charleroi · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKevin Van Den Kerkhof · Charleroi · 53′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKevin Van Den Kerkhof · Charleroi · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKevin Van Den Kerkhof · Charleroi · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMardochee Nzita · Charleroi · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAdnane Abid · Standard Liege · 52′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAntoine Colassin · Charleroi · 82′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIbe Hautekiet · Standard Liege · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCasper Nielsen · Standard Liege · 16′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 29′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGustav Mortensen · Standard Liege · 66′ · 0.09 xG · on targetDaan Dierckx · Standard Liege · 29′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedCheick Keita · Charleroi · 65′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAurélien Scheidler · Charleroi · 73′ · 0.14 xG · on targetRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 18′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedDennis Eckert Ayensa · Standard Liege · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedDennis Eckert Ayensa · Standard Liege · 31′ · 0.16 xG · on targetAurélien Scheidler · Charleroi · 7′ · 0.18 xG · goalIbe Hautekiet · Standard Liege · 41′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Bernier · Charleroi · 24′ · 0.42 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Charleroi: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.20 xG. Standard Liege: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.27 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Aurélien Scheidler · Charleroi · 7′Antoine Bernier · Charleroi · 24′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Charleroi 1.20 xG · Standard Liege 1.27 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2RC Sporting Charleroi
1Draws
2Standard Liège
Standard Liège — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League3–1
Standard Liège — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League0–1
RC Sporting Charleroi — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League1–0
RC Sporting Charleroi — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League1–1
Standard Liège — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RC Sporting Charleroi favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Standard Liège in 2

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RC Sporting Charleroi22 matchesStandard Liège23 matches
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/230.87 goals/match
1.23 goals/matchGoals allowed22/23▲ 1.13 goals/match
1.14 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/210.95 xG/match
11.4 shots/match ▲Shots22/239.61 shots/match
4.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/233.52 shots/match
46.7% ●Possession22/2344.6%
4.82 corners/match ●Corners22/234.17 corners/match
2.19 cards/matchCards21/212.48 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls22/2311.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsRC Sporting CharleroiStandard Liège
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headRC Sporting Charleroi — Standard Liège
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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